The AgWater Safety program, part of the Alabama Beginning Farmer program, is focused on providing educational assistance and free microbial ...
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In fall 2021, Alabama Extension and Auburn University researchers planted cover crop demonstrations on five Alabama farms in Autauga, Geneva...
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“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” - African Proverb
The national Cooperative Extension Sy...
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Agricultural producers have been facing increasing input costs, including higher fertilizer and gas prices. Supply and distribution issues h...
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Profit maximization should be one of the fundamental goals of any business operation. However, that is not always easy for farmers and maxim...
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Insect pests are one of the major problems in organic production systems. Crop damage from insect pests can occur via direct feeding or egg-...
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The Alabama Cooperative Extension System water program invites you to subscribe to the Alabama Watershed Stewards newsletter. This quarterly...
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Characteristics
Squash bugs have piercing and sucking mouthparts that they use to feed on cucurbits such as squash or pumpkins. This pests ...
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Different soil test methods are used to determine total phosphorus available to crops as well as phosphorus that is susceptible to environme...
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A damaging soilborn fungus called Armillaria root rot (ARR) and the peach tree short life (PTSL) disease complex are currently the leading...
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Recently, the number of Botryosphaeria stem blight infected blueberry bushes is increasing in Alabama farms. Blueberry stem blight (Botryosp...
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Understanding nutrition and mineral requirements and evaluating product ingredients and quality are steps toward selecting appropriate suppl...
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